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Recent Examples of overutilize
The urge to intervene in places of peripheral concern to U.S. interests, to overreact to threats, to overutilize military force in dealing with terrorists and others—these outlasted Obama.
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Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2021
Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 23 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overutilize
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Before adding another one, remember that overusing them can cause health and skin problems in the long term.Merve Ceylan, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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Third, for overusing fracking water from aquifers that ranchers depend on in semi-desert regions of the country, such as New Mexico.Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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The character is in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease, and without overdoing it, Ford reveals his shakiness, both physically — his hands tremble slightly at various moments, a reminder of how his body is starting to betray him — and emotionally.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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Each section of the building’s exterior is paired with a layer of terra-cotta pilasters that don both the east and west façades of the tower, giving it a glamorous aged feel without overdoing it.Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
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Such conditions can lead to situations where an unscrupulous employer overworks their laborers or withholds pay, for instance.Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Often overworked and underpaid, frontline employees are feeling pushed to the brink.Samuel Burke, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
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Penn State proved that Vintage Brand, which sells vintage T-shirts, throwback hats, retro tees, socks, magnets, koozies, mugs, cutting boards and similar products associated with sports teams, infringed PSU’s trademarks by selling products bearing the school’s imagery without permission.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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The training set is the basis for everything, including to what degree the model infringes on the rights of IP holders and creators.Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Deputies lifted those who could not walk into police cars and drove quickly away from encroaching fire just coming into view over small hills.Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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Fears of mainland-style surveillance and policing caused notable angst during the 2019 protests, which broadened to encompass many Hong Kongers’ fears that the central Chinese government would encroach on the city’s limited autonomy.Jessie Yeung, CNN, 5 Oct. 2024
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On their way to check out their family property, a group of teenagers trespassed on the land of a nearby house, home of the monstrous, chainsaw-wielding Leatherface.Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
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People threw at least three green flares onto the field, stopping play, and a pair of fans trespassed the diamond in the ninth inning before security guards tackled them.Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2024
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In 1982, Israel invaded with the goal of rooting out the Palestine Liberation Organization and Palestinian armed factions, which had been firing rockets and launching military raids from south Lebanon into northern Israel.Sarah E. Parkinson, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2024
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The situation escalated in 1978 and 1982 when Israel invaded Lebanon to counter attacks from Palestinian armed groups, occupying parts of the country until 2000.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Overutilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overutilize. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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